- in the palm of your hand
- in the palm of (your) hand
under your complete control.
The audience was fascinated — he held them in the palm of his hand.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
in the palm of your hand
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have someone in the palm of your hand — phrase to have complete power over someone so that they do what you tell them to do He had the audience in the palm of his hand. Thesaurus: to be in chargesynonym Main entry: palm * * * have someone in the palm of your hand see ↑palm … Useful english dictionary
have (someone) in the palm of (your) hand — to have so much control over someone that they will do whatever you want them to do. She s got her boyfriend eating out of the palm of her hand. It was such an amazing performance he had the audience in the palm of his hand … New idioms dictionary
have somebody in the palm of your hand — have sb in the ˌpalm of your ˈhand idiom to have complete control or influence over sb • Even before he plays a note, he has the audience in the palm of his hand. Main entry: ↑palmidiom … Useful english dictionary
eat out of the palm of your hand — do whatever you ask, obey you, win the hearts If you tell the children a story, you ll have them eating out of the palm of your hand … English idioms
have someone in the palm of your hand — to have complete power over someone so that they do what you tell them to do He had the audience in the palm of his hand … English dictionary
in the cup of your hand — ◇ If you hold something in the cup of your hand, you hold it in your palm with your hand curved like a cup. He held the seeds in the cup of his hand. [=he cupped the seeds in his hand] • • • Main Entry: ↑cup … Useful english dictionary
in the hollow of your hand — ◇ If you hold something in the hollow of your hand, you hold it in your palm with your hand curved like a cup I held the bead in the hollow of my hand. • • • Main Entry: ↑hollow … Useful english dictionary
in the palm of hand — in the palm of (your) hand under your complete control. The audience was fascinated he held them in the palm of his hand … New idioms dictionary
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palm — palm1 [pa:m US pa:m, pa:lm] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part of hand)¦ 2¦(tree)¦ 3 hold/have somebody in the palm of your hand 4 read somebody s palm ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(PART OF HAND)¦ the inside surface of your hand, in which you hold things in sb s palm ▪ She… … Dictionary of contemporary English
